1940-06-13 — Page 5

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

MAGISTRATE CRITICISES ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

POLICE PROCEDURE

"Totally Irregular And Totally Undesirable"

Mr. B. Edwards, second Magistrate, criticised the methods of the Police with regard to the procedure adopted in the arrest of twd members of the Police Force who were" taken bäck to the Colony from Tientsin,

The two defendants were Chung offence, and the action reduced thei Shu-kong, 25, P.C.D285, and, Wong | Extradition Treaty existing be- Si-chin, 25, P.CD127. They were tween China and Hongkong to a charged with desertion from the | farce." Force on March 9.

AT CENTRAL

PUBLISHER FINED »

GUNNERS CHARGED * Further evidence was heard be- fore Mr. T. J. Houston in the case against four members of the Chi- The publisher of the China nese company of the Royal Artil- Evening Times, Li Chu-yen, was lery, who were charged with de- summoned before Mr, H. G. Shel-manding money with intent to don at the Central Court for pub-steal, from Li Ling-teung. lishing, and distributing to the The defendants were Gunners public, matter of an Indecent Chan Kim-hung, 22. L1 Wah, 22, nature in... an advertisement. A Kam Llu-sze, and L/Bdr. Cheung fine of $35 was imposed. Insp. Yung. 25. Moreton prosecuted.

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S.C.A. CASE

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Mr, M. A da Silva appeared on behalf of the complainant, while Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ was for

THEFT OF PETROL

Two youths were arrested by po- lice for stealing petrol from motor cars in Hongkong and were charg- ed before Mr. H. G. Sheldon at the Central Court yesterday.

Appearing before Mr. R. Ed-the defence, wards, charged with falling to Hearing was further adjourned Mr. Murphy submitted that the notify the S.C.A of the possession to June 20. Mr. J. P. Murphy, Assistant way in which the defendants were Tsang Mul, 38, was remanded for of a ward, a married woman. Crown Solleitor, appeared" for the taken back to Hongkerig was Prosecution, while Mr. A R. S. Immaterial to the charges. Regard-48 hours, on a ball of $20. Major." Superintendent on Police, ing what had happened in Tien- was also present.

tsin, he was instructed to say that the Hongkong Police had no know- ledge of what took place there, be yond the fact that the Tientsin authorities sent a telegram here stating that the men had been ar- rested and asked for advice.

Mr. Murphy aduressing the Court, said that he understood that Mr. Edwards had refused to accept the pleas of guilty tendered by the defendants, or to record conviction against the men. He submitted that the men had been properly charged.

ÜNMANIFESTED CARGO Pleading guilty to a charge in connexion with unmanifested car- The defendants were Yuen Pul, fined $100 and his goods were or-wah, 24, a shoe maker, go. To Wah, shop master, was 26. unemployed, and Lam Chan-

dered to be confiscated by Mr. R. Lam denied the allegation and Edwards.

was discharged, while Yuen, was sentenced to a total term of four months' hard labour.

To Wah wag said to have placed In view of the fact that Hong on board a river steamer two sacks kong authorities were advised that of shellac and 10 tins of various extradition proceedings could not varnishes without the consent of be instituted, they invited the the owners, charterers, agents, or Tientsin, police to take whatever master of the shop. steps they could to send the men back to Hongkong. They were then placed on board a ship and arrested on arrival.

Sentor, Revenue Officer

Grimmitt, who prosecated, asked A. W.

the Court to take a serious view

of the case.

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NO CHARGES PREFERRED Replying. Mr. Edwards said that he would have no hesitation in ac- cepting the pleas and registering convictions against the men.B... It seemed to him, the men who had been taken into custody by British police in Tientsin, had been placed Mr. Edwards remarked that it on board a ship for Hongkong seemed to him that the British po-|

POSTAL OFFENCE without

any charges preferred lice should have handed the men Anne of $5 was imposed on a against them. He remarked that over to the Chinese police who has woman, Cheung Lin. when she before dealing with the case, he jurisdiction.

pleaded guilty before Mr. R. Ed- desired to know on what charges He was bound to say, he con-wards to the charge of a breach the defendants were arrested by tinued that what had happened of the Defence Regulations. (Postal British police in Tientsin, and by was totally irregular and totally Communication). Seven letters what right the British Police there

were found on her person at the had to place the men on board the

Tung On Wharf on Tuesday. ship and whether they were under detention during the voyage.

NO RIGHT TO DO "It appeared from the statement made by the men that the British police in Tientsin had been doing something which they had no right to do, and that the Hongkong Po- lice had invited them to do so,

"It was not

an extradition

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undesirable.

There was an Extradition Treaty between Chiria and Hongkong which had exlated for 40 years by which persons wanted for crimes. here could be extradited. In view of such circumstances, he intended to take a less serious view in the case.

Sentence of one month's hard labour was imposed on each of the defendants.

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DUTCH SUBJECT FINED

prosecuted, said that the men, to- Detective-Sergt. J. Bentley, who gether with a Juvenile, were ar- rested, on information on June 8.

in King Kong Street, Happy Valley, The police was taken to a garage where the petrol had been sold for 90 cents a gallon. The ring leader of the gang of petrol thieves and the man who had purchased the gasoline, had disappeared since.

AT KOWLOON

VIOLENCE ALLEGED Charged with unarmed highway robbery with violence in a "side Jane at the rear of the Harbour View Hotel on May 1, when Mrs.

of Gardiner, proprietress

the

Mrs. Nina Koekebakker. Dutch Arlington and subject, residing at No. 28 Ashley Hotels was robbed of a handbag. Harbour View Road. was summoned before Mr. Ho Man-hung. 25, was remanded H. G. Sheldon at the Central three days in custody when he Court yesterday for failing to re-appeared before Mr. E. Himsworth port her arrival in the Colony to

yesterday. the Registration Office on March 19. A fine of $10 was imposed.

ALLEGED ASSAULT ON

ITALIAN LADY

SHAL INCIDENT

Signora

was

Yuen Road, Shanghai at about 8.30 Of persons killed, a 5-year-old my sustaining injuries which

UNIQUE MOTOR ACCIDENT

WHEEL BECOMES

DETACHED

14 Italians In Internée

Camp

The following, statement regard- ing Italian subjects in Hongkong was issued, yesterday by the Com- missioner of Police:-

On Tuesday all Italian subjects

in Hongkong were accounted for.

Eleven males were sent to the

A unique traffic accident, which internee Camp at La Salle College

p.m. yesterday, «

In the Colony of Hongkong in-

Alessandra "Consiglio, | cluding the Island, Kowloon and 31-year-old Italian citizen, New Territories during the week rushed to the Country Hospital at ending at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June an early hour on June 6 after it 8. there were altogether 92 trame was alleged that she had been as-happily was not attended by any Arnexe... There are now fourteen accidents as the result of which saulted by two foreigners in the serious consequences, occurred in persons in all in the Camp. The 2 persons were killed and 39 per- Bee Ba Bo night club, 1337 Yu Hennessy Road shortly after 1.15 eleven persons interned on Tuesday sons were injured.

constitute all the Itailan residents girl was knocked down and killed were believed to be serious, says was proceeding along. Hennessy members of the Consulate staff or The car, a baby Austin No. 207, in Hongkong who are not either by a lorry whilst crossing the car the North China Daily News. A Road from east to West when riageway and a Chinese female, bracelet valued at nearly $2.000 suddenly the left front age 30, died from injuries received which she was wearing at whlist alighting from a moving the time, is also alleged to have bus.

been stolen.

or

injured, 22 persons

were pedestrians who were struck by vehicles while crossing the car-

lageway

VICTIM COLLAPSES The victim, according to eye- witnesses interviewed by the "North-China Daily News," report- ed the matter at Bubbling Well

whee became detached and careened along the road for some 30 yards, finally coming to rest against a pillar.

Thanks to a downpour of rain earlier in the hour the road, normally a crowded thoroughfare,

A private car driver: and a lorry Police Station where she is said to/was practically deserted at the

driver were injured "when their vehicles ran off the roadway.'

Two lorry passengers were in- jured on falling off moving lor- rles.

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COLLISIONS

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have collapsed, necessitating her me and this, no doubt, account- ed for the clear "run" of the removal to the Country Hospital.

Detectived Immediately com- runaway tire. menced investigations

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members of a religious order.

Members "of various religious orders in the Colony number over 120 males. They have been con- centrated into three institutions. over which police guards have been placed.

who

are

ALLOWED TO REMAIN There are a few Italian priests in charge of Roman Catholic churches in Hongkong and Kowloon Where these churches are within the two res- and at The occupants of the car, about noon 3. Beberfeld. 34-year Chinese gentleman, and his wife, tricted areas the priests in charge old Russian, and E. Abkovich, 29- who was at the wheel, suffered have been allowed to remain and Five drivers (2 private car, 1 year old unrecognized Polish sub-no injuries except shake-up carry on their work, but they are tricycle and 2 handtrucks and lect, were detained for question- on the somewhat abrupt and un-not allowed to go outside the res- tricted area on the side of the har- two passengers (private car and Ing. They are both connected with orthodox halt of their vehicle. 1 tricycle) were injured as the re- the Bee Ba Bo night club,

Interviewed by a representative bour in which they are workILY. sult of collisions between vehicles. Police quarters questioned on of the Hongkong Dally Press the

One private car driver was in- the case, declined to give any in-driver refused to divulge his to remain in their own homen jured when his car overturned. formation on the grounds that the name but expressed the opinion under restriction. Those working Three bus passengers and, two case is being investigated at the that the accident might have been in religious institutions and hos tram passengers" were injured present time.

the result of a would-be thiefpitals have also been allowed to while alighting from moving buses]" "The victim's husband is believed tossening the nuts of the axle. and moving trams respectively. to be in Tsingtao.

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of 92 accidents, 37 were colli- At the time of the incident. slons between vehicles: 36 were Signora Consiglio was alone, as collisions between vehicles and another lady who had come to the pedestrians; 10 accidents were due establishment with her had left to other causes.

some time previously.

PUPPETS TRY TO TAKE OVER SHANGHAI COURTS

CHUNGKING, Jane 12. (Central)-A Shanghal message states that Wang Han-chang, so-called Political Vice-Minister of Justice of the bogus Central Government in Nanking, änd Chan Chỉ-feng, so- called Councillor of the same Ministry, have arrived in Shanghai to make a further attempt to take over the First änd Second Special District Courts located in the International Settlement and the French Concession in. "Shanghai respectively.

It is learned that the staffe of puppet authorities to take over the the Courts appointed by the Na-Courts since the fall of Shanghai tional Government in Chungking have not been successful. have totally ignored their over- tures.

Another report from Shanghai reveals that Idu Yi-feng zo-called Pacification Commissioner for Kal-

N.T. RELIEF ASSN.

MAY RETURNS

Italian women have been allowed

remain and carry on their work.

A sub-committee is considering permanent arrangements for the housing and activities of Italian males who aze now restricted to the religious institutions under Police guard.

The New Territory Relief Asso- ciation's return shows that 11,630

AN OFFENCE cases were treated in May, of

LONDON, June 12 (Reuter)-It which 3,843 were new cases. There were 10 cases, of severe burning has now become an offence in Bri- at the Haw Par Hospital as the tain and France to have any deal- result of junk piracies.

ings direct or indirect with Italian Ambulance Nos. 4156 and 1735 firms or Italian subjects, covered 1,018 miles and 113 patients were carried by the former, vehicle...

Out-patients at the Haw Par Station totalled 1,044 of which 526.

were new cases.

work as world."

any hospital

CHINA RELIEF

the

SHANGHAI ORDER SHANGHAI, June 12 (Reuter)- British Arms and subjects here are prohibited from trading with Ita-, Ilan firms under the Trading with the enemy Act.

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The following is an extract from An unconfirmed report states a recent letter from a former that the "Italian Ambassador, now Hongkong resident: Hospital is doing, as much useful may move from Shanghal to the "I consider that the Kam Tin residing in the French Contessi,

Italian Embassy in Peiping, ONTARIO ROUND-UP TORONTO, June 12 (Reuter)-In teng, appointed since the inaugurá- return of cases for May gives the Ontario Province police, cases of The China Rellet Association a big round-tip of Italiana by the the jurisdiction of the National tion of the Nanking puppet regime following total number of cases at ammunitions,' guns, Fascist. litera. Government by reason of an agree in March this year, is still unable the four hospitals: 520, 644, 719, ment signed between China, and to assume his post owing to the 2535, respectively, the Treaty Powers, repeated at-opposition of the Japanese Special tempts by the Japanese and the Service. Bection in Kaifeng

In spite of Japan's occupation of

Shanghai the Courts are still under

ture and blackshirt uniforms were seized.

These Centres are staffed with qualified doctors and nurses.

Many, Italians were held for in ternment.

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